Historic Property

A basic upright and wing house built in c 1870 and altered by aluminum siding and a porch enclosure and perhaps the removal of Greek Revival details.

Simplicity of upright and wing form contribute to the architectural significance.

The parsonage is also sided in aluminum, nonetheless, its L-shape, gable roof and double-hung windows made it a good fit with the other small scale structures in Ontarioville. It was moved with the church from its former location on Fisher Road (now Greenbrook Boulevard). The parsonage has been home to the church's pastors for nearly 125 years. (From History in the Making by Michael Johnson)

The former two story Italianate Drover Hotel c 1880, is raised on a masonry base with distracts from its integrity.

The history of this two-story Italianate building dates back to the 1850's. From then until 1873, the structure was a stage coach stop. It was very possibly the Drover Hotel. A turning point came in 1894 when the property was sold to William Kruse, who had a dairy business. It is very likely that the building was raised on a stone foundation to keep the milk cool when the structure was first used as a dairy. It has been a tavern for many years. (History in the Making by Michael Johnson, 1990)

This 1900-1920 two story stucco structure lacks any strong architectural qualities.

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This early residence and later general store is now a law office. It dates to c 1880, with additions in the early part of the century. It retains significant Greek Revival and Italianate details.

Addition of porch (colossal portico), store front in Italianate style, country store imagery, simplicity of building form, and clapboard siding all contribute to the architectural significance of the building.

Anna Marek's Law Office
This building, which still retains some of its Greek Revival and Italianate details, was built in 1884. The two­story clapboard structure, with a broad front porch, has been added to over the years. The building served as Ontarioville's general store. The first general store was moved from across the street and attached to the rear of the building in the late 19th century. It has been owned by the Marek family for many years. (History in the Making by Michael Johnson, 1990)

This is a simple prairie square, or cubic structure built in c 1900. It was formerly a dairy cooperative executive residence. It has good architectural integrity, but was inappropriately attached to the adjacent dairy freight building by a later concrete block structure.

The architectural significance comes from the original character being still intact and being the only brick house in the district.

Located adjacent to the Dairy Co-op, the Executive House is a two-story structure capped by a hipped roof. With tall double-hung windows, a central dormer and a front porch with turned posts. It is the first historic residence constructed of brick in Ontarioville. Its simplicity, symmetry and broad overhanging eaves place this house in the tradition of "Four-Square" houses with Prairie School influences. It was constructed to house the family of the executive of the Dairy Co-op, the single-story triangular-shaped building located immediately to the west of the Executive House. (History in the Making by Michael Johnson, 1990)

The cemetery, located at the original Smyrna Church site on Greenbrook Boulevard (next to the Grace Presbyterian Church), is the oldest cemetery in Ontarioville. It is the final resting place of many of the area's original settlers.

The cemetery, adjacent to the present Smyrna Church site, was created when the church was moved to its present location in 1876. The first burial to take place there was in 1903.